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Default Canned pear shortage?

rosie > wrote:
> On Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 11:31:50 AM UTC-5, Roy wrote:
>> On Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 12:54:54 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> Someone in this house likes the little cans of pears to eat with cottage
>>> cheese. I normally buy them at Albertsons but two different stores were
>>> out. Totally out. They had other sizes of canned pears and the small cans
>>> of all other fruits. I remembered that I had bought some at Big Lots. I
>>> went there today and they did have them but in heavy syrup. The eater
>>> prefers in juice or light syrup. Other stores such as Walmart do not carry
>>> the little cans. Yes, I know I could buy other sized cans or the little
>>> plastic cups. And I have. But this person wants the little cans. Have you
>>> seen these in your area?

>>
>> No...have not found them or want them.
>> Why not tell your anonymous person to buy his/her own cans of pears and
>> make your life less complicated. You should learn to say NO or I can't
>> find them and make it final? You are never going to satisfy everyone
>> in your home and especially those anonymous ones we can't identify
>> but who live there with you apparently.
>> ====

>
> Wait a minute ! She asked a very simple question, some of you have
> expounded on it in ways that have nothing to do with the question.


Yep, I've seen them. No shortage in this area. Happy now?
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